Fueling Instructions
2000 DS Golf Car Gasoline Vehicle Owner’s Manual 19
FUELING INSTRUCTIONS
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 3.
1. Turn the key switch to the OFF position.
2. Lift and remove seat bottom.
3. The fuel tank is located on passenger side of vehicle. Remove fuel cap and fill the fuel tank with fresh
unleaded gasoline only. See preceeding CAUTION.
4. Replace fuel cap on tank. Make sure cap is tightened securely.
5. Replace seat bottom.
BATTERY
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 3.
The battery in the DS Gasoline vehicle is a 12-volt, low maintenance battery that requires infrequent water-
ing (Figure 19, Page 20). See following DANGER and WARNING.
• USING MULTI-GRADE OILS (5W-20, 10W-30, AND 10W-40) WILL INCREASE OIL
CONSUMPTION. CHECK OIL LEVEL MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN USING THEM.
• TURN KEY SWITCH TO THE
OFF
POSITION BEFORE FUELING.
• NEVER POUR GASOLINE INTO THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT OR WHILE IT IS
RUNNING.
• TO AVOID ELECTRIC ARC CAUSED BY STATIC ELECTRICITY, THE FUEL STORAGE/
PUMPING DEVICE MUST BE GROUNDED. IF THE PUMP IS NOT GROUNDED, THE VEHICLE
MUST BE GROUNDED TO THE PUMP BEFORE AND DURING THE FUELING OPERATION.
• IF THE VEHICLE HAS AN ALL-WEATHER ENCLOSURE INSTALLED, THE GAS TANK MUST BE
PROPERLY VENTED AS SHOWN (SEE FIGURE 17, PAGE 18).
• TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, BE SURE TO CLEAN UP ANY SPILLED GASOLINE
BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
• TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSION, DO NOT FILL HIGHER THAN ONE INCH FROM THE TOP OF THE
FUEL TANK. AVOID FUEL SPILLAGE.
• WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AVOID USING OXYGENATED FUELS AND FUELS THAT ARE
BLENDED WITH ALCOHOL. VEHICLES TO BE STORED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STORAGE AS INSTRUCTED ON PAGE 13 OF THIS MANUAL.
NOTE
DANGER
CAUTION
NOTE